The eggs can be stored in the fridge and will be fresh for up to 3 months, the food will be fresh in the fridge for 1 month and we have plenty more food and eggs on available to purchase on our ebay store!
Our Silkworm kit comes with the following!
– Silkworm tubs x2
– Sterile wrapped plastic feeding tongs
– Large insect Mesh
– Petri dish
– 250 eggs
– 200g prepared mulberry chow
– Silkworm kit guide
– Egg hatching guide
– Silkworm caresheet
Our caresheets and guides will be sent over with our confirmation email when we dispatch your order for you to read while the kind people at Royal Mail bring you your silkworm kit!
Learn about the full cycle of life with our grow your own silkworms kit, this great kit comes with everything required to hatch and grow your silkworms, we supply our kits to schools in the UK and all over Europe, they are a great way to learn about the full life cycle of this fascinating larval species and to see them develop to full size, spin a silk cocoon and emerge as an adult (flightless) moth is an amazing sight to see!
We have a combined experience of 50 years of breeding and developing insects and produce our own silkworm eggs in our hygienic facility to the highest standard possible ensuring that our silkworm eggs will have a guaranteed minimum hatch rate of 99%!
Bombyx Mori Silkworms, native to Asia are like the Michelin star of livefoods. Their almost flawless nutritional content, overall appeal, their soft easy to digest body and along with the fact that they have also been known to instantly stop hunger strikes, really make this acclaimed miracle feeder one of the best! Silkworms contain an enzyme called Serrapeptase which has many healing properties; it’s an anti-inflammatory, breaks down arterial plaque and proves a catalyst for calcium absorption, these are just a few of the benefits silkworms provide. It is the shared belief of many around the world that silkworms are the most nutritious feeder you can offer your pets!
Silkworms are commonly known as the greatest feeder available for many reptiles and exotic pets. A fantastic nutritious staple feeder that if the finances permitted, would be a main feeder for most! Well now we offer starter colonies, the advantage here is not only the great price, but due to our experience in silkworm larval rearing, the unique incubation techniques and the delicate procedures we endure in the early stages of their life, we are are offering silkworm starter colonies of 250 first instar silkworms with a hinged and ventilated rearing tub to grow them on to your desired size or even to complete their entire life cycle. The silkworms included in our starter colonies are around a week old, just passed the first instar and arrive with the best start possible, thriving in great health.
With each colony we send a prove to work silkworm colony guide with our step by step method of growing the silkworms onto your desired size.
COMBINED POSTAGE:
We offer combined postage on all of our products, if you purchase multiple products, we will refund you for the additional postage paid on the orders so that you pay for just way shipping cost of £3.30 (Royal Mail first class post).
